www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Pentagonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/pentagon/?utm_medium=RSS2015-03-27T16:23:00-04:00Obama admin declassifies Israel nuke secrets in wake of Netanyahu visit2015-03-27T16:23:00-04:00Maggie Ybarrahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/27/obama-admin-declassifies-israel-nuke-documents/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Obama administration has declassified a secret Pentagon document from 1987, which shows how Israel developed new nuclear technologies and kinetic energy weapons in the 1970s and 1980s.</p> <p><a href="http://irmep.org/cfp/DoD/071987_CTAIIANN.pdf" target="_blank">The heavily redacted, 129-page report</a>, titled "Critical Technological Assessment in Israel and NATO Nations," describes the nuclear powers of the ...BRUCE FEIN: Rand Paul's defense leadership undiminshed2015-03-27T11:48:13-04:00Bruce Feinhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/27/bruce-fein-rand-pauls-defense-leadership-undiminsh/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Even John Milton stumbled in "Paradise Lost," and Michael Jordan occasionally missed jump shots.</p> <p>Sen. Rand Paul should similarly be forgiven for his tactical blunder in supporting ultra-bloated defense spending amendment in a non-binding Senate Budget Resolution with matching cuts in domestic expenditures.</p> <p>There was a semblance of method in ...Pentagon drops 60,000 leaflets on Islamic State2015-03-26T16:27:28-04:00Jessica Chasmarhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/26/pentagon-drops-60000-leaflets-on-islamic-state/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Pentagon has dropped 60,000 leaflets over the Syrian town of Ar-Raqqa in an effort to dissuade residents from joining the Islamic State terror group.</p> <p>On March 16, an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter dropped a specialized leaflet-dispenser bomb over the town of Raqqa for the first time ever ...Virginia woman, daughter among passengers in Germanwings plane crash2015-03-25T08:07:47-04:00Ted Bridishttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/25/2-americans-among-passengers-germanwings-plane-cra/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Two Americans presumed dead in the plane crash in the southern French Alps include a U.S. government contractor and her daughter, officials, co-workers and friends told The Associated Press.</p> <p>The mother was identified as Yvonne Selke of Nokesville, Virginia, an employee for 23 years at Booz Allen ...JED BABBIN: Ensuring American satellite dominance2015-03-24T17:41:05-04:00Jed Babbinhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/24/jed-babbin-ensuring-american-satellite-dominance/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>If America didn't have hundreds of satellites in orbit, our Air Force, Navy and Army &mdash; as well as our intelligence agencies &mdash; wouldn't be deaf, dumb and blind. But they'd come close. Our aircraft, ships and submarines are designed to depend on satellites for their high-technology capabilities.</p> <p>Satellites enable ...Tikrit assault stalls as Obama withholds U.S. airstrikes to avoid Iran ties, analysts say2015-03-22T20:49:07-04:00Rowan Scarboroughhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/22/tikrit-assault-stalls-as-obama-withholds-us-airstr/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The lack of U.S. airstrikes in and around the city of Tikrit is slowing the Iraqi counteroffensive to retake the strategically situated city from the Islamic State's terrorist army.</p> <p>The assault, carried out by the Iraqi Security Forces and Shiite militiamen trained, equipped and led by Iran, has encircled the ...Navy to increase ships in Middle East, Asia by 20% within 5 years2015-03-13T12:06:25-04:00Douglas Ernst http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/13/navy-plans-spike-deployed-ships-middle-east-asia-o/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Pentagon officials say the Navy is aiming to increase the number of deployed ships in the Middle East and Asia by 20 percent.</p> <p>The new maritime strategy will increase the number of ships in the Middle East from 30 to 40, boost overall deployments from 97 to 120, and send ...Martin Dempsey: Syrians training to fight Islamic State need protection2015-03-11T22:07:23-04:00Maggie Ybarrahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/11/martin-dempsey-syrians-training-fight-islamic-stat/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p class="p1">Pentagon officials are undecided on how to best protect Syrian moderate opposition fighters after they have been trained and equipped by international security forces to fight Islamic State militants who are terrorizing the country.</p> <p class="p1">Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told lawmakers Wednesday ...Charla Nash, victim of chimp attack, studied by U.S. military2015-03-10T01:21:43-04:00Susan Haighhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/10/us-military-hopes-to-learn-from-victim-of-chimp-at/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>BOSTON (AP) &mdash; Charla Nash never served in the military. She was horribly disfigured, not in combat, but in a 2009 attack by a rampaging chimpanzee.</p> <p>The Pentagon, though, is watching her recovery closely.</p> <p>The U.S. military paid for Ms. Nash's full face transplant in 2011 and is underwriting her ...Jordan expands Islamic State bombing raids into Iraq after pilot burning death2015-03-09T20:08:07-04:00Maggie Ybarrahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/9/jordan-expands-islamic-state-bombing-raids-into-ir/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Jordan has expanded its bombing raids against Islamic State militants from Syria to neighboring Iraq, adding another dynamic to a U.S.-led multinational military operation intent on defeating the extremist group.</p> <p>Arab allies Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, in signing on to the U.S.-led alliance, initially agreed ...U.S. Yemen evacuation weakens relations, terrorist fight: Mideast commander2015-03-03T21:58:06-05:00Maggie Ybarrahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/3/us-yemen-evacuation-weakens-relations-terrorist-fi/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The departure of U.S. personnel from Yemen has exacerbated the deteriorating relationship between the two countries and undercut a joint effort to fight Islamist terrorists, according to a U.S. four-star general.</p> <p>Yemen has been a key U.S. ally in fighting against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula &mdash; also known ...Pentagon scraps attack on Mosul: 'There are gaps and seams that need to be closed'2015-02-28T13:42:01-05:00Kellan Howellhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/28/pentagon-scraps-attack-on-mosul-there-are-gaps-and/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Pentagon has put plans to retake Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, from Islamic State militants on hold indefinitely.</p> <p>Defense officials <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/27/pentagon-scrubs-major-attack-on-isis.html" target="_blank">told</a> The Daily Beast on Friday that the plans for a counteroffensive attack have been pushed back for several months at least.</p> <p>The report comes after the ...Pentagon: Syrian rebels to begin training to fight Islamic State as soon as March2015-02-27T18:25:56-05:00Maggie Ybarrahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/27/pentagon-syrian-rebels-begin-training-fight-islami/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Pentagon officials expect to begin training a few hundred Syrian rebels at various international training sites as soon as next month.</p> <p>Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby told reporters during a Friday briefing at the Pentagon that officials have selected up to 1,500 Syrian moderate opposition fighters to take training ...Gen. Philip Breedlove says training of Ukrainians not 'on automatic'2015-02-25T19:06:36-05:00Maggie Ybarrahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/25/gen-philip-breedlove-says-training-ukrainians-not-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The four-star general in charge of military operations in Europe said Wednesday that the U.S. government may nix a plan to train 600 Ukrainian security forces in the western part of the country next month.</p> <p>Supreme Allied Commander of Europe Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove indicated to reporters at a ...Jordan training camp for Islamic State fight leaked by Pentagon in latest gaffe2015-02-23T20:02:04-05:00Maggie Ybarrahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/23/jordan-training-camp-for-islamic-state-fight-leake/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Pentagon let slip that one of its training camps to help fight Islamic State terrorists is in Jordan &mdash; information the pro-U.S. kingdom had specifically requested be kept private, and the latest gaffe in a series of sensitive leaks coming out of the Department of Defense.</p> <p>In order to ...Pentagon officials and governors square off over Apache attack helicopter transition plan2015-02-21T08:55:19-05:00Maggie Ybarrahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/21/pentagon-officials-and-governors-square-over-apach/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Pentagon leadership and the chief of Homeland Security met with the state governors on Friday to discuss a five-year Army restructuring plan that will deprive states of the equipment typically used during domestic emergencies.</p> <p>The governors are upset about the plan because it rips away a fleet of Apache attack ...U.S. plans large-scale operation to take Mosul from Islamic State2015-02-19T17:21:00-05:00Maggie Ybarrahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/19/us-plans-large-scale-operation-take-mosul-islamic-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The U.S. is planning to join a large-scale air and ground coalition offensive to free Mosul, Iraq, from the clutches of Islamic State militants in coming weeks, but analysts fear the effort will lack the resources to succeed &mdash; most notably U.S. boots on the ground.</p> <p>The plan, part of ...Ashton Carter priorities as defense secretary include Pentagon funds, Obama advice2015-02-19T22:15:49-05:00Maggie Ybarrahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/19/ashton-carter-priorities-defense-secretary-include/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p class="p1">Defense Secretary Ashton Carter addressed the military's top brass and troops on Thursday to announce his priorities, which included advising President Obama on how to combat the nation's adversaries and resisting dangerous congressional budget cuts.</p> <p class="p1">In a speech to more than 300 military personnel, Mr. Carter explained that ...John Kirby to step down as chief Pentagon spokesman2015-02-18T14:30:24-05:00Kelly Riddellhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/18/kirby-to-step-down-as-chief-pentagon-spokesman/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Rear Adm. John Kirby, who has been the press secretary of the Pentagon for the past year, will step down and be replaced by a civilian in the first personnel move made by Ashton Carter, who started his job as Defense secretary this week.</p> <p>Mr. Carter would prefer to have ...Inside the Ring: China tests nuclear missile for submarine launch2015-02-18T22:04:07-05:00Bill Gertzhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/18/inside-the-ring-china-tests-nuclear-missile-for-su/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>China carried out a flight test of its new JL-2 submarine-launched ballistic missile last month, highlighting Beijing's nuclear buildup of missile submarines. The JL-2 flight test took place Jan. 23, according to defense officials familiar with details of the test.</p> <p>No details of the test were available. China in the ...